Disneyland Records' Merry Christmas Songs LP Commercial

Before Larry Groce and the Disneyland Children's Sing Along Chorus performed Christmas music for Disney, Disneyland Records released MERRY CHRISTMAS SONGS, a 2-LP set that featured Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Crickett singing "Kris Kringle" and "From All Of Us To All Of You" and their answer to the Chipmunks, the All Mouse Symphony and Chorus. This was one of those ads to order this set which also included The Disney Players performing Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, which was soon to be MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL, released in 1983. Note how they offered these albums on record, cassette, or 8-track tape.


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[avickers1992]

Actually Mickey's Christmas Carol was released in 1983 (it was released October 1983 in Europe and December 1983 in the USA). I believe the television version either debuted the following year or 1985 (The TV version is also on Youtube besides the short by itself, debuting with three Xmas/winter short films before the actual short, but in later years decreased to 2 shorts and a short making of featurette of an upcoming Disney Animated classic)

[TerryT1976]

@avickers1992 Thanks for clarifying that. I did recall seeing this in the theaters with the Rescuers. I kept thinking 1982 because my LLP, picture disc and Storyteller album stated the copyright was 1982, not 1983.

[mrevans60]

Very, very nice. Now I really feel old. Ha Ha.

[TerryT1976]

Don't we all, lol!

[scatteredfrog]

Okay, I feel screwed -- when I got this set, the Dickens record didn't have the storybook!

[TerryT1976]

I bought a non-gatefold version of this, which was a mail order copy from a thrift store and was lucky enough to find the booklet inside. Why couldn't they at least make it into a book instead is beyond me!

[chabba77]

Since when is "It's a Small World" a Christmas song?

[TServo2049]

The All-Mouse Symphony Orchestra and Chorus actually predated the Chipmunks...

[Dude45Productions]

I have these as Records in my closed, still in its original box too, I don't plan on selling them, maybe I can get a cheap record player and play them, no better time than right now in December right?

[rusty1491]

@chabba77 Disney justified it being a Christmas song by putting in parenthesis It's a Small World (especially during Christmas).

[TheOKWhattimeisit]

for deck the halls; where can you find that audio for which disney christmas album?

[80something]

Thanks for the flash back.  "sniff"

[VIDEOTIMEMACHINE]

I found one of these sealed at an estate sale in florida last week

[disneyfan85]

@chabba77 No clue, but that didn't stop them from, at Disneyland, making Small World over during the Christmas season.

[disneyfan85]

Actually, Mickey's Christmas Carol came out in 1983.

[KroovyMonsoon]

I just let out a squeal of delight at a pitch I didn't know I could reach ! I had these albums as a little kid !!! I remember the Scrooge record especially. That was the first place I ever heard the Christmas Carol story ! I remember those songs esp "Kris Kringle" which I haven't heard again since then ! Thank you for such a delightful memory !